Machine for making heels.



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MACHINE FOR MAKING HEELS.

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No. 798,467. 'PATENTED AUG. 29, 1905. E. H. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HEELS.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING EBELg,

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- the invention and the said embodiments I will claims at theclose of this specification.

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MACHINE FOR Maxine. HEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Augt 2 9, 1905.

Application filed July 28, 1897. Serial No. 6116,1532.

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Be it known that l, EUGENE 1-1. TAYLOR, a i citizen of the United States. residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and Stateof. Massachusetts, have invented certain new: and useful improvements in Machines for Making Heels, of which the following; is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention willbe described first with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which latter I have illustrated the best emand after having explained the principle of particularlypoint out and distinctly define the characteristic fezi-tnres of theinvention in the Figurel of the drawings shows in front elcva tion the u pper part of a machine embodyelevation the remaining part of the said niachino. Fig. 3 a view in side elevation of the upper part of the said machine, and Fig. 4.is a view in like elevation of the lower part thereof. Fig. 5 is a view in; vertical section of the die and the parts which are adjacent thereto. Fig. (3 is avicw in side elevation,

certain of the mechanism which is employed for actuating the cutters. Fig. 7 is a view thereof looking from the right-hand side in Fig. (3. Fig. 8 shows views of the dog 39, which forms a part of the mechanism that is represented in Figs. 6 and 7. Fig. 9 is a View in elevation of the swinging arm which is engage-d by the dog shown in Fig. 8. Big. 10 is a view in plan of certain details which are referred to hereinafter. Figs. 11, 1.2, and 13 are views in elevation of certain cams which Fig. 14 is'a view in longitudinal section of the main shaft of the machine and the parts which are mounted thereon and adjacent thereto. Fig. 15 is a view, partly in side elevation, with certain portions in vertical section. of a second form of cutter-actuating mechanism. Fig. 16 is a view thereof in elevation from the right-hand vation of the dog 3.91 and the trippingdevicethercfor pertaining to the mechanism of l igs.

15 and 16. Fig. 18 is a plan view of the said dog 391. Fig. 19 a view in detail of the anvil and cutting-blocl 1 designates the framing of the machine.

Having reference more particularly to Figs.

1, 3, and 5, 2 designates the cutting-die, 3 the cutting-block, and a the anvil,: which has applied to the exterior thereof the said cl1tting block. 5- 5 are fixed or stationarycutters, and 6 6' are moving cutters cooperating therewith. These cutters 5 5 and 6 '6 serve for trimming the stock of which heels are to be made prior to the application of the said stock llO,l3ll6' die 2. Preferably I' place one pair of the cutters at each side of the die, so that the operator may useeither pair of cuttrsas may prove most convenient in-the course of his work. 7 designates a guard adjacent to each pair of cutters and intended to protect against injury tothe operator by the cutters. '8 is thebed'or table on which the die and cutters are mounted. I

9, Figs. 2,4, 6, 7, 14, 15;a'nd 1'6, i's the'main or driving shaft of the machine, on' which shaf't are mounted the band-pulley 10 and the various eams,"to which reference is made hereinaiter. w

i V Thedie 2 is held in place upon the table 8 in customary manner. 1 have shown it'engaged and secured by the slides 11"1 1,,Figs. 1, 3,'and 5, the inner ends of which enter recesses' in the exterior of the die, the said slides being secured in" place by means of bolts 12 v 12, the stems ofwhich pass through the slots 13 13 in the said slides and the threaded portions of the said stems entering tapped holes in the table 8, washers 14 i4: being'plaoed'be- "tween the'he'ads of the said bolts and the up persides of the said slides. The devices described enable thedie to be applied and removed and to be replaced by others of varying sizes whenever required. 1

I have shown each movable cutter 6 as carried by an arm 15, Figs. 1 and 3 and also Figs. 15 and 16, the said arm being pivoted at '16 to a support risingu'pward from the table 8, and the said'arm having pivotally connected thereto one end of. a link or 'pair of links 17, the other end of which is connected pivotally at 18 with a vibrating arm 19. The said arm 19 is fast 'on the rock-shaft .20, thcrebei'ng one such arm at each end of the said rockshaft, and the said rock-shaft is furnished with an arm 21, having connected thereto the upper end of the rod-22, the lower end of the said rod being connected (see l igs 2, 4, 6, 7, 15, and 16) to the actuating mechanism from which is taken the motion which is transmitted to the arms 19 19 and thence to the movable cutters 6 6. The link or links 17 and arm 19 operate on the principle of a toggle Ilu in actuating the movable cutter. I have shownin the drawings two arrangements for actuatin an open condition until-the next action thereof is desired, the working of the movable cutters being wholly under. thecontrol of the operator and atthe will of the latter. In the ease ofthe arrangement which is represented in Figs. 2, 4, 6, and?" the lower end of theconnecting-rod 22 is flconneetedto, one

arm of the cam-operated .lever;23, the latter being-in the form of a bell-crank and-carry."

ing 'upon its respective arms the rollers24 24,

which bear upon the surface of the cam 25. With the said cam, it constituting one ,fo rm of rotary actuator, I combine means'whereby-sto enable the same at thewill of the operator tobe rotated-to an extent sufficientto close'the' movable cutters against the fixed or stationary cutters and ,thenrestore the said movable clitters to their raised or opened condition, where they are .left at rest. le-fi'ectthis working of the cam'25 by coupling it temporarily .to f some contlnuously= moving power (lri-v'en part'of the'machine. Forconvenience l uti lize in this connection the band-pulley 10, which latter is mounted loosely u pen the shaft 9 and is driven continuously by means of a belt or band (notshown) so long as the machine is in use for the time being. Various frms of devices maybe employed fol-coupling the cam 25 temporarilyto the moving band-pub ley 10' and. uncoupling it therefrom after the. said can] has been :lrpoved to the required extent to actuatethe:movable cutters. A eonff venientarrangenientfor the purpose is shown in Figs. 2, 6,.7,u8,' and ,).1 it comprises a pivoted vtothe cam 25 and adapted *toengage locking-wheel, (h'ere'eonstituted by a 'ratrhetwheel 27,) which'latter isfast upon the hub of the looseband-pulley 10,'a'dog or pawl'28,

with one of the locking-detent-s with which wheel 271s provided. the said dog or pawl 28 engages by its end after the mamier of 'a. pawl against the abrupt end or face ol' .one oranother of the teeth. of the ratchet-wliiml 27. the dog or pawl 28 with a tendency to press it toward. theratchet-wheel. 30 is a frame .(see more. particularly Fig. l) mounted to swing upon 2},\0l'tl(j-til pin 31 atthe rear of the I inachinc and acted upon by a spring 32, which tends to hold the forward end of thesaid frame 30 pressed toward the right-hand side in Figs.

In the present ii'istancc.

A spring 2.) acts upon' 2 and 7; To the said framei-lll I apply one or more pins 33, according to circumstances, as explained hereinafter, which project later- 5 ally into the path of rotation of the free end of the dog or pawl 28. in the drawings (see more particularly Figs. 2, (i, and T) l have shown two pins 33, and the upper of these pins is shown as Support ing the free end of the dog or pawl28 out of engagement with the teeth ofthe ratchet-motel 27. As indicated clearly in Fig. 6, the dog or pawl 2% is shaped underneath like a hook, and in Figs. 2, 6. and 7 the.hook isengaged with the upper pin 33' in such manner as to prevent rotation of the cam in the direction of the rotation of the band pulley 10,such direction being indicated by the arrow in Fig. 6. For the purpo'seof moving the frame 30 laterally to the left in -.lfigs. 2 and '7, which will witlulrawthe upper pin 33 from engagement with the hook-shaped dog. orfpawl28 and allowthe said'pawl or dog. to move radially inward umler the action of 38, that isklisposod in con\'en'i.(m t position to 'h'euthe sl uift flfi is rocked towa'ri lthe' left by pressure applied'. to the projebtioni-ibf on the to the shaft 36 liy-ineans of'the dog 3. acts through the linlt34 draw the l'rmneill). to the left, therebywvil rawing the..uppcr:pin Cit-i from the spi'iI gli'essed lmwl or dog-ZS andallowing the lattertomoveinto e1igagemjontwith the ratchet-wheel glwvheroupon rotary inove-' me!itiisgconnnunieiitcd Lo thecau 2 5; and the tionsflherei nabov'e "described to. connni'i n icate mo\,'=ement to the movable. cutter lhe dog'- .3.) (shown separately iu-l ig. h') is mounted in .latteracts through the lever onthe rear end of the shaft-3t), and it is acted upon by a spring 4|, which 'actswvith a tendin position to'engage the shoulderli'l on the liubol'. the armi-lo. .lt is in consequence of the engagementof thesaid head 42 of thedog 39 with thesaidishouldm' 43 that th'e'said arm 35 isswung'to the left by the above-described movement of tlut'shal't 3,6, thereby moving. .the framel'idz'tnd releasing the dog'or pawl 28, peri'nittiug-it' to move into-engagement with the ratchet-wheel 27. In order that'the said dog or pawl may be disengaged from the and open'them again, I arrange for allowing "and connccthe spring 29 into 'engagementwith the ticularly; FigsfQ and 4,)"carrying a projection be pressedagaiiistbythe knee-of the operator.

' arm 37, thearm 35,1 it beingat the time cm'iplcd vertical position on the boss -l() ,\'vhich is fast encyto holrlthehead lil ol lthe said dog 39 said ratchet-wheel as soon as the cam 25 has been nio\"ed"sufl1eicntly t0 close'thecutters the under side of the dog or pawl28, whereby to lift said dog or pawl out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel 27 and also to enable the's'aid pin to engage with the hook oi the; said dog or pawl 28, and thereby arrest the i iiioveinentof the cam. To this end 1 provide upoiithe side of theicani 25 oneoi more laterally iirojecting pins 44C 44, one of which at the properinstai'it strikes'the tail 4150f the dog 39, turning the said dog so as to withdraw its head 4:2 from engagement with the shoulder 4130f the arm 35, thus releasing the said arm and allowing the spring 32 to act to swing the frame 30 back into its original position, thereby carryinga pin into the range of movement of the dog or pawl 28, the release of the arm 35"and return"of the frame30to its original position hein, 'efi"ecte(,l almostiininediately after the movement of,tl'ie cam 25 in unison with the shaft 9 has been hegun. In case the cam 25 iscaused to make ajcornplcte revolution at 'each movement thereof a single pin 33 on the'fiaiiie30 andasingle pin i 44 on the cam 25 will be sufi'icier'it. However,

in order to give greater quickness of action to the cutting devices andfcause the actionof the said devices to take place within less than a revolution of the said cam I make the latter double or of figure-8 shape, each half'tliereot serving to complete one dCi'ilOlLOf the cutting devices, and 1 provide two. pins 33 33 on 'the frame 320 diametrically opposite to each other, so asto engage with the dog or pawl 28 after each half-revolution of the cam 25, two pins '44 44 being provided on the said cam also diametrically opposite each other. For the piirposeof retardingorclieckiiigthe upstroke of the lever 23, such being the movement which occasions the return of the ,inovable' cutters (3 (3 to their open position, I attach a' springfli to the-said levcr23, the free extremity of which bears against an abutment on the machine-framing, LllelSflld abutment being herein shown as constituted by a screw' A7, thcadjustmento'f which enables the checking or retarding of the return iiioveinentof the parts to bevaried as required. purpose of arresting the return movement of the arm 35 and frame 30 under. the action of the spring 32 I apply to the arm 35a screw 48, which strikes against a; fixed portion of the machine-framing, the adjustment of this screw enabling the normal, position ofthe parts to be varied as irci'iiiistances may render necessary; I

The arrangement which is represented in Figs. 15 and 16 einpioysa rotary actuator in the shape of an eccentric 49' in lieu of the double cam 25;,which ha's been referred to, this eccentric ha ving applied thereto the strap 50, which is connected with the rod 22. in this arrangement the ratchet 27 on the hub For the" surfaceon the dog 391.

reference to the anvil.

the eccentric 49, the swinging l 'aiiie 30, with its diametrically opposite .pins 33 33 and I spring 32,being ei'nployed also, the said frame being connected, as in the lirst arrangement by means of a link 34: with the ar' 35, which is mounted loosely on the rock-shaft 3d. in

this case also a dog (designaied'iifil in Figs.-

1o, 17, andlia'l-is provided for engagement.

with theshoulder of the arm 35 to cause themovement of the rock-shaftBG to communicate movement to the arm The said dog 1. 391 tripped or disengaged frontthe said shoulder by contact with the screw 5l,'ap-

more particularly Fig. 17 and dotted lines,-

8o plied to the framing l or other support, (see Fig. 16,)the point of the said screw being-i made tapering and engaging with a-heveled 'lhe eccentric 39 "is caused to rotate to the extent of a half-revol tion at -a time, and in order that a half? revolution of the said eccentric may serve to eifectacomplete action of the cutters] causczziz.

the pivots 18, which join the links-1717 to h Win31?) ,tQ' Pass beyond the-centers fromthe full-lincposition -in Fig. 1-5 to the dotted-line [)UfsiillOlLlfl the said liglllefillld vice versa. it will be obvious that-theinove-' merit of the arms 19:19am] links 17 lTfroiir the said full-line position to the said dottedline position will close the cutters and open themagaimthis taking place in one half-revolution of the eccentric and that the action will be. repeated in the next half-revolutionof the eccentric. 3,61 (seel ig. 4) is a spring that is applied to shaft and serves for the heingiiiade circular in shapeand the cuttingblock being made in the form of a ring ofhardcned steel or other suitable material.-

The anvil is provided with a threaded stem 52, which passes upwardthrough the lower cross-piece of the adjustable. member oi" the carrier 55, the said stein having applied thereto above the said cross-piece a-nut the \parts being secured in place by'tightening up the saidnut until the parts are clamped purpcrse of returning said shaft and the parts v against the opposite sides of the cross-piece. 1

The cutting-block may be tu rned or rotated on the anvil after looseniiig'up the nut to enable the cutting-block to be adjusted vertically with The anvil and cuttingblock together are adjustedvertically to compensate for wear of either the en ttingblock or the die, or both, by means of the screw 54; en-

gaging with the vertically-adjustahle portion 551 of the carrier 55, the anvil and cuttingblock being applied to the said portion 551 as aforesaid, the said portion being se- &

curedto a ertically-depcnding extension of the main portion of'the carrier 55 by the bolt 56 and nut-T, the said bolt passing through a slotfiS in the said vertical extension of the main portion of the carrier. The carrier 55 is connected with the vertical ly-reciprocating head 53), oneof the said parts being provided with flanges and the other-with slideways iitting'the said flanges, so asto enable the said head from front to. rear in the machine,,'.'

carrier to be moved horizontally upon the while at the same time it is compelled to move vertically in unison with the head; \Viththe,

ing to compress the stock against the cutting" edge of the die and into the hollow of the lat-- ter, the carrier-a thc parts rried thereby move in ahorizontal or suhstantiallyhorh zontal direction, I so adjust the parts that in ,this forward movement of the carrier the lower faces of the anvil and cutting-block pass along as close as possible to the edge'of the die, leavingfnist room enough forthe piece of stock resting on the said edge. Hence should aurthing he-resting above the die --for example, a portion of the hand ofthc operator----- it"\\-'ill be pushed forward outof the way by the edge of the advancing cutting-block. lt sometimes-may happen that in the horizontal advancing movementof the carriersomething (30 is a rod which is pivotedt its forwar I to the-carrier. (SeeFIg. 3.) "(i l'jis-ahloc mounted loosely on the outer end of 'the said between the block 61 and a suitable stop or abutment, the latter being here shown as con- 'stituted by the enlargemeI- t or'eye which is 2 applied to thepivot-pin connecting the rod to the carrier.

63 represents nuts on thethreaded free extremity of therod 60, th-ey serving to determine the position'which is assumed by the block 61 under the action of, the'spring head and moving in a vertical hole time V ;'Z't-,to.wh 1ch is connected the upp'erend of a ul igs. 1' rod, ()2 1s a spring encircling the said rod poses"?- thereof provided with a roller working in the groove 66 of the cam 67, mounted on the shaft 9. (See Figs. 2,42, and 14.)- .Lhe cam 67 acts, through the connections described, to impart the forward a 3 Lil& rearward movements to the carrier. Sh uld anything intervene between the forward edge of the cutting-block and the rear edge of the cutting-die, the spring 62 will yield, allowing the lever (it to corn- -plete its advancing movement while the carrier stands still. With the headi) 1 combine means for communicating a vertical reciprocating motion thereto, so as to compress the cutting-block-against the cdgezofthe die and raise it therefrom again, and also devices whereby in case for any -.reason whateverthe carrier fails to compiete the proper extent of forward motion, so as to place thecuttingblock in position ahovethedie, the descent of the head is prevented. In the drawings (see more particularly. Figs. land 3) I show the head 59 as mounted ondthe lower end of the, jvertical slide-rod 69, the upper end of which is threaded and has applied thereto a nut 70,

between which and the upper end of one of, the guides for the said 'rod 69 a spring 71 is compressed. This spring" presses the rod 69 and head 59 upwa'rd'andacts to hold them in their normal elevated position,- a cushion of rawhide (not'ishown) preferably being em- 'ployed as a stopan'd engaging with the head 59 to arrest the upwardmovement which is produced. by the actiono'fthe springfll. $.72

is -guiding orsteady pina'p'plied.to the said. provided in a fixed part of the ."t'ramin 73 is a plunger mounted with capacityior vertical movement in thehead portion of the machine and having pivotallyconnected thereto alink or pair of links 74-,- w

hich' latter are top!) a er having a rearwardly-dxtending arm d 78,f;the latter at its lowcr'end being conected to the lever 79, the said lever carrying Land '11. The link'orlinks 74 anduarm 1'l n' 5 constitute a toggle. The plunger 3 is,ralnp eted,- forming ashoulder 8 (See 1 83 is a 'locking device- 'mo vably connectedwith the head 59 and adaptedto'engage with ruler-80, which works in the groove 81 of the shoulder 8120f the-plunger Thdl'oclcing device is'herein shown as a lever 83, \Jvhich is pivoted tq the said head and hastheup'per end thereof adapted. to engage with' the said shoulder 82. The lever 83 gravitatcs normally intothe position in wlnch it is shown in Fig.

3, in which position its engziging portion is out of the path of movement of the shoulder 82. So long as the locking-leverremains out "of the path ofrnovementof the said shoulder that when the carrier moves forward it turns 89. the descent of the plunger is ineffective ed therewith, is constructiid substantially as occas on the descent of the head if), so that 5 the said head and the carrier applied thereto 3 remainjn their raised position.

isarranged to be struck by the carrier so the locking-lever, and when the said carrier has reached the full extent of its forward movementthe locking-lever swung into. a position which enables the shoulder to engage with the upper end of the lever. 1n the' ensuing descent of the plunger 73 the head 59, together with the carrier, anvil, and cutti'ng-block, is forced downward, so as to compress thestock against the cuttingedge of the die and into the latter.

carrier be prevented in any manner from completing its forward movement, th lever 83"" will not be placed in position to become en-.

gaged by the plunger, and the ensuing descent of the latter will be ineffective to move the head and the parts which are carried thereby. The devices justdescribed and the provisions for moving the'czrrier forward with a yielding force constitutr safety devices which'render it practicallyimpossible for the operator to be cut oythe action of the euttingbloek,

anvil, and die.

'plunger and its operating-cam. This is of exceedingly great importance in View of the fact that 1 make the cutting-block of steel or other suitable hard material, since in the working of the machine it is uecessarythat the said block in its descent should just come to the edge of the die and should neitherstop short nor have a tendency to go too far, which would he the case if there were any backlash. Any lost motion, play, or backlash would allow the momentum of the 'parts to carry the cutting-block in its descent into contact with.

the edge of the die to theing' ury of both the die and the cutting-block. The spring 71 acts to entirely obviate injury from this cause.

The toggle, constituted of themembers 7a 7?), is arranged substantially as shown in the drawings it operating so that the retardation of the movement which it transmits to th\ plunge r and cutting-block is grcatcstat or just before the instant at which the cutting-block reaches the die. in addition tothis the cam, which has been referred to as actuating the said toggle and the plunger which is connectl The lockinglever 83 has a portion thereof, asat 84, which i p The head 59 and the parts carried thereby after being depressed by the shown in Fig. l1, so that its grades operate to start the downward movement of the pl'unger slowly,-thcn accolcrating to the highest rate of speed, and then retarding up to the com pletion of the downward stroke. The outcome of the retardation, due to he action of the toggle plus the retardation resulting rom the form of the cam; is that the cutting-block compresses the leather against the cutting edge of the die with simple pressure devoid of momentum, the m'on'ientu n of the anvil, 'cutting-blocln-and other parts moving in 'uni- 'son therewith being held in check by the two retardationswliich arespoken'of above. The

centers of the toggle are in line vertically Should theabove the die, the result being that the greatest force is exerted directly in line downward u pen the stock being cut. This eliminates the effect of springing and variations in the action of the levers and other actuating connections.

It has been explained hereinbefore that the .cutting devices remain normally atrest in readiness for operation and are brought into playindependeutly of the remainder of'the machine at the will of the operator, in which case they act 'onl y once, after which they come to rest again, In like manner the cutting block and anvil and theiractuating conne'c tions remain normally at rest, they being adapted to be brought into action at the will of the operator, like the cutting devices, but indeperdently'of the latter, and thereby being rendcred operative to make a single stroke 'of' the cutting-block and anvil whenever rcquircd, after which they again remain at rest until once more called into play. The 'cut ting devicesaforesaid are brought into action by the operator whenever he presses sidewise the armor lever 37 on the rock-shaft 36, as hercinbefore explained. In order to occasion a stroke of the cutting-block and anvil, I provide for producing at will a single revolution of the shaft 9, which latter normally stands at rest. To this end I couple the said shaft temporarily with a continuously rotating driver. In the presontcase [utilize the bandpulley 10, which, as'oxplaincd already, turns. freely on the shaft 9. \Vith the shaft 5) and hand-pulley 10 I employ any suitable form o'f-clutch dcv ices. Any of the approved forms of friction-clutches will answer. ln the draw ings i show a cone 26, which coacts with the wall of a conical recess in the side of band pulley H), the said cone being mounted on shaft 9 and connected therewith in usual manner, so as to rotatein unison therewith while i {we to be moved longitudinally thereon. The cutting-block and the parts which are concerned in the actuation thereof normally remain at rest in the positions in which they are rcprescnttal in the drawings. When, however, it is desired that the cutting-block should be caused to act, the frictioncone 26 is forced into contact with the band-pulley it), thereby clutching the said hand-pulle to the shaft 9 and operating the latter. For the purpose of moving the friction-cone 2.6 along the shaft I provide the treadle 85, (see Figs. 2 and 4,) which is fast on the shaft 86. the said shaft carrying an arm- 87, provided with .a screw BB. one end of which latter hears against the arm 89, the said arm heing aliixed to the rock-shaft 90, on which rock-shaft is made fast the forked arm 01, which controls the position of the friction-cone .20. the said forked arm 91 engaging with the groove of the hub -or collar 02 on the shaft 9. The spring 93 connectedwith the arm 80, restoresthe clutch-- operating parts to-thcir former position and moves the cone 26 out of engagement with the' l, andpnlle 10.

For the pnrpose'of preventing rotation of} shaft 0, save when desired, andof arresting the movement thereof after acomplete revolution of the same has occurred 1 employ the following devices: 94 is a. hrake-wheel which is made fast on the shaft 9. (see Figsil l, and 14,-) and 05 is a hrake-hand 'passingaround the said ln ake-wheel and havingits-endsconneeted 'to two of the arms of the three-mined 'lever '96, the third arm of the said lever beingconnected by thelink 97 to the arm 98, whichis fast on' the treadle-shaft 86, W hen the treadle is depressed, the pressure of the bral'te-hand upon the brake-wheel isrelaxed through the connections described, and when the spring 93' is allowed, to operate to raise the treadlej again it tightens the'said hralm-hand onthe brake-wheel simultaneously withthe disengagetnent of the friction-cone 26 front'the band-pulley 10. In order that. the brake-hand may he held from acting u pon the ln'ake-wheel during the time while the shalt) should revolve, the arm 98 carries a roller 00. working against the cam on the huh of thehrakewheeliht. (See Figs. 1 and 1-1.) This cam is concentric. with the shaft). saveat a depressed portion of its mriphetw. 'lhe roll rt'lt) "Sll',

all v rests on this'depressed portion, it heing horne against the surface of theeam 100 by the action of thespringtlii. and while the parts are in the position" which they occupy while the said depressed portion is presented to the roller .19 the friction-clutch-is open or uncoupled and the hrake-lmml is lightened upon the hralui-wln-el 94-. therehy holding the shaft .1 from rotation. 'lhedepression ofthetreadle 8;: hy the operator relaxes the. pressureof lhe hrake-hanil simnlhuieouslywithcausing the friction-mine. 26 to he placed in engagement withithc halaladle) 10. "lhe rotationof the sha l'l ikuccasiunm-l hLv suchengagement, brings the concentric portion of the cam l00 around against lherollertlil. [he said portion operatin; to linlddhe'cone 20 in engagement with the [stud-pulley l0 and also hold the hrakehand relaxed until the saiddepressoil portion of the cam 100 again presents its lf to the roller J0, \vhcrenpon.the spring- Slii'canses the arm 98 to move inward aml'operates the parts tion of the shaft 9.

Having reference more particularly to Fig. 5, the nail-holder injth'edie is shown at 101, the nail-reeeivin; holes within the same being shownat 102 102, and the follower which tits .nfieted with theholder 107, which latter'is secured to the upper end of the sleeve 108, the

stems of the said nail-drivers litting' in customary manner in t ienail-recelvingholes 102 rod 104 is serew -tln'eaded (see also Figs; 2 and 4:) and receives thereon the cross-head 109 and lock-nut ll0. the said rod having the same when adjusting it relativctv to the crosshead, 10S), as required in adjusting the nail: holder and follower with relation to the die.

as journals and have. litted thereto the lower ends of. the links '1 13 113. the upper ends of which links-are pivoted totheforked forward endof .the arm ll-t'. which last is made fast on tliefshaft'fiti. otheshaft 6H secured also a hralm-wheeffti around which is passed ter.isconn'eeted the adjlisting-screw 1 17-, which has applied thereto the zul iusting' n'ut 1181, wherehy to'|'eg'nlate the friction of the brakehand 110 upon the hrake-wh'eel and cons trol the descent of the :arm 114, rod 104.

die as thestock is driven into the said die by The ends of the arms 112 are formed with ieal tips of the center si'rews 118 1 15, which latter are applied to 'thc forked forward end of the lever 11!). the said lever heine' pivoted 1 at mid-length there'of to the lower'end of the vertical l'reelv-.s\vingi ng link or radius bar 120, which has its upperend pivoted toa liXed support, the-rear .end of the said lever 11%) carrying a swivcled hlock 121, through which is passed. the lower end of .the vertical' rod 122, the said rod hcing adjustahly clamped l l within thesaid hloek h,v the screw I23 and having its upper end connected to the lever 1-2-1, (see Fig. 3,) the forward end of which is connected Irv ashort link tothesliding' inwlex lfltio'fthescale lZLtltl latter heing'applied to the-head portion of the machine and providcd with the ,e'radnaiions lih' and'with the 3 slot I29. along which lhe lixcd index is l capahle of being adjusted. 'lhe. moving into disconnect the power and arrest the rotawithin'the die and surrounds the nail-h0lder milled head 11'1. h.v means of whichto turn the The arms 1'12 1 12 of the eross-headare shapedand partsapplied to thesaid rod within the' "1020fthe'nail-holde The .lowerend of the [CO 'thebrake-halal 110, to the end of which latthe action of the anvil and cutting-block. I

conical recesses, in which are received the con- 11 .1 126 indicates tlie ektent to which the die has been lilled withstoclc, and the liked index 131) indicates the extent to which the die should;

hc lilled in order to producethe desired, heel. 5 The sleeve 108 fits within a second but shorter sleeve. 1211. The upper endot the sleeve 131 is externallythreaded and has applied thereto the iutermillvthreadcd collar 132, between which latter and a plate 133. which is attached to the .niachiue-frame. the exterior of the .Qsleeve 11-11 is surrounded hy a spiral spring 134, ihesaid spring being compressed between the. id collar 13! and the said plate'133. 135 i designatcsa erossdiead, whichis fitted to the screw-threaded upper end of the sleeve 108,

the; said cross-head the upper .end of the slceve131'.; Thus it fol- "lows that thesleeve131, the crOssEhead135, J-iZllC- sleeve 19S, and the driver-holderand the 20 l, ot t hc spring. 134 maybe adjusted; For the purp ose ol' ad usting theheightol the'drivcrs I tlicsleeve 103, it constituting the driversup port, is rotated, which screws it eitherup or "'downthrough the cross-head 135, as the case lljlillyylu until the drivers 106106 have been i placedat the, right height tosuit the length or nail and thicknessof heel. As thediefills 3o1he nail-holder and follower are forceddown t'orcmlagaiust the driver-holder. on the upper end ot'the sleeve 108. are provided at the oppositceuds of the cross- 7 heads 13?) are connected,pivotally the upper ends of links 1351 135.1, the loweriends of to the upper ends of other links 137 137, which latter at their lower ends are connected pivotally to the journals which are formed at the ut 01" the second cross-head 138, the latter being mounted upon the lower end of the slCQVG 1211 and resting uponlaflange or shoulde a1 1351011thesaidlower end. j 'lTheupward ressure which is exerted by the .s 'iring 134 upon the sleeve ,lbl serves to hold the cross 1 head 1:18 pressed iii-ml, against the lower side 01 plate/133. v 1217 constitute a toggle, and for the purpose 4): operating the same l connect with the pins 91111136 the forward eudor ends of the link or 'inh's 14 the rearend or ends of the said link or linksheiug supported hQv the radius bar or :irniH l. whichis pivoted by its upper end at 1-12 to the machinwframing. 143 designates a hooluul catch, which is pivotallg mounted 135 resting normally on iIlliVUl'SjllO, upheld vertically by the spring 13, 4. 11v rotating the collar 132 the tension irrthe: dic,Lhc rod 104 sliding through the. driver-soppm-ting sleeve 168 until finally the,

thereto through the partsin consequence of, the lower end otthe nail holder 101 heingL To the journals which which are connected pivotally hyijpins 136 136 The four linksllifil 13551 l37 upon the arm 141 and is either weighted or connectedwith a spring 144,. so as to keep its hook-orengaging end out of the path of a moving pin orthe like, here designated 145.

For convenience [have applied the said ,pin' 145 to the lever 64, by means of which the carrier. 55 is moved horizontaltv.v The toggle and connected parts which Iyhave thus described are provided for use in clenching the nails at the time of the completion of a, heel. To effect, this result, it is necessary only that the catch 143 should be caused to engage with the pin 145 in the advancing movement oi';the lever 64., When this engagement has/been caused to take place, the-toggles are straightened, raising a shortdistance the cross-head 135, the driver-support 108, and thedrivers, thus enabling the anvil to properly perform the cleiiching in. the descent thereof which now t-akes plad. At thistimethe lower cross-head 138,it resting upon the flange 139 of thesleeve 131, which latter in 'turn is sup-. ported by the spring 134, serves as the abut ment or support from which the pressure transmitted through the toggle reacts. In consequence of the spring-support 'which is afforded the said lower cross-head it yields to any excess of pressure, the spring 134 thus servinglto cushion the partsduring the operation of clenching. In order that the operator maycause the catch 143 to become engaged with the moving pin 145 at the time when on inspection of the scale 12? and in-- dexes 126 and 130 he as'certaius, that the die is suiiiciently full, various forms of operatfingdevices may be employed in connection with the saidcatch. 1 have shown in the accompanying drawings (see more particularly Figs; 2 and 4) a horizontalLv-movable hand operated lever- 146, it turning'on the pivot 147 at its rear end' and being operated upon by a spring 148, which tends to more it toward the left-hand side'of the machine. To this lever 146 I connect one end eta bar 149, thefoppositc end of whichmay be connected conveniently to a horizontally-swinging bar 150, capable of moving in unison with the lever 146, as indicated in Fig. 2. Upon the upper side of this bar 1491 provide an inclined cam 150, (see also Fig. 10,) which when the said bar is carried toward the right-hand side in Fig.9 movement of the hand-lever 146 in that direction acts upon the forwardlyprojecting tail of the catch 143, moving the hook portion of the said catch into engagement with the moving pin 145, which latter thereupon transmits movement to the parts which eflect theclcnching. Immediately after i the clenching the completed heel should be ejected from the die. in order to enable the ejection to-be effected automatically, I provide the following devices: At 152 is a triangular lever which i mount loosely upon the cross-shaft 68, it carrying a roller 15?, which works in the groove 154 of the cam on the shaft 9. Qn this lever 152 l-mount a horizontally-movingpart, here shown ,as an arm 156, which is pivoted tothe said triangular lever. This-arm 156 is formed with a shoulder-158, whichatcertain times is caused" to pass under a corresponding shoulder 159 The arm 156 is swung toward the side of the arm 114: when the hand-lever 146 is moved toward the right-hand side in order to occasion the clenching by means of a connection with the. bar 149, such connection consisting of a'finger 160, which is pivoted to the said bar, thcsaid finger being acted upon by aspring 161, which holds the tail 162 thereof pressed against the under side of the bar, as shown in dotted lines. in Fig. 2. The finger thus acts yieldingly 'in effecting the movement of arm 156 toward the right. Should the shouldeelfii) on the arm 114 be-iu the path of the *slxoulder158, and thus preven tliearm 156 from being carried fully to "the right by the movement of thehand-lever 146, the spring-levcr161 yields until in the descent of the triangular lever 152 the shoulder 158 is carried below the shoulder 159, whereupon the spring acts to complete the move ment of the 1 arm 15 6 and, carry the shoulder 158 beneath the shoulder159.

7 'lhereafter when the lever 152 next swings upwardly the engagement of theshoulder 158 with the under side of the shoulder 159 causes the arm 114 to be raised and tl iere'by through the connection of thesaid arm with the rod 1.0+ the said rod is pushed ,upward, and with it the l I orator rather than automatically by the acnail-holder and follower are raised, thus ejectmg the heel from theme. in consequence of the lever 146 beingmoved by-hand by theoption of the machine I lind it advisable to employ in connectionwith the said hand-lever devices which shall retain it in its-right-hand position untilaftcr thepcrformanceof the operations which are controlled thereby. To this end I provide the gravitati'ng' catch 163, which latterengages with thesaid hand-lever .and holds it in the said right-hand position until by thelifting of the arm'- 114 a stop on the said arm, herem shown as constituted by an adjustable screw 164, carried against the ists the rotating d ctent wheel with which lhe said dog" or p awl engages, the laterally-movahle swing-pressed frame hav|n; a [JF-Jjfltjl-HHI which normally looks with said dog or pawl and holds it outof emragcment' with said de- U tent-wheel, and actuatin; cimncctions where by said frame may he disengaged from said ,dog or pawl to cause the emters'to act at the ivillof the operator, such connections containing trip devices to cause the release of the frame and permit it to effect the disengagpn ientof th'e dogor pawl from the detentwhcel, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the trimming-(alttcrs,'of-the improved actuating mechanism therefor comprising, a rotatable actuator, transmitting connections therefrom to the cutters, the dog or pawl connected with the said actuator, the rotating dcteht-whecl with which the said dog or pawl engages, the laterally-inovable sprinwpressed framehaving,

a projection which mn'maliv-loclvs with the said dog or pawl and holds it out of engagement with said detent-wheel, the arm 2-1;) connccted with said frame, an actuator, as Pith-for the said arm movable by the operator, a dog to connect said arm and actuator whereby on movement being given to the actuator the arm and frame may be moved to disengage the frame from said dog or pawl to cause the cutters to act, and a trip device to disengagethe dog from the arm35 and permit the frame to return and disengage the said dog or pawl from. the said detent-wheel, substantially as described. 3. The combination withthe trimming-cut ters, of the improved actuating mechanism therefor comprising the tog'gle, the eccentric -49, transmitting connections i ntern iediate said eccentricaml toggle, the dog or pawl connected to the said eccentric, the rotating detentwheel with which 'the said dog or pawl engages, the laterally-moralile spring-pressed frame having the pins 3?), 3 to engage with the said dog or pawl, the arm 3:) connected witlrthe said frame, the rock-shaft 3o movable by the operator, the dog to connect said arm and rock-shaft, and the trip device todisengage thedog from the arm and permit the frame to return aml disengage the said dog or pawl from the said detcnt-wheci sul)stantially as described. r

4. The combination with the die, and the cutting-block, of means to more the said cutting-block vertically with relation to the die, and alsotransversely with provision for yieldin,e,- in case the cutting-block meets with an obstacle in passim, forward inlo position over the die, substantially as'doscrilnal.

5. The combinatiim with the die, and the cutting-block, of the head on which the cutting-block is mounted with capacity to move horizontally, means in ri'ciprocnle the said headvertically and means to move the said T cutting-block horizontally on the latter head with reference to the eye, thosaid means having provision foryieldlngin rnsethe cuttingblock min-ts with an obstacle ll] its movement into positionover the die, substantially as described.

6. The combination with the die, the cut-' tingrblock, and the carrier for the said out- 5 ting-bloclgofthe head on which the said carrier is mounted to. slide horizontally, means to reciprocatc the said head vertically, the rod 60, the spring applied to the said rod, a stop on the outer end of tlielsaid ma, theblock 61 in- "KO tcrposed between the said spring and stop,

i the lever 64 engaging said block, and means 1 latter to eornpletelits movement forwardinto 2o proper position overthe die, substantially as described. a M y i 8. Tliecombination with the die, and the cutting-block movable both vertically and.

"transversely witlrrelationto the die, of actu- 5- ating devices for said cutting-block, including a-lockingdeviee which is set by the, en ttingblock when the latter is brought fully over the die, and whereby the movement of the cutting-block toward the die} is occasioned, 3 substantially as described.-

The combination with the cutting-block, of a head as 59, on which saidcutting-block is mounted with capacity to mov'chorizontally,

means to move the said cutting-block horizontally, a plunger, meansto reciprocate the same vertically, and a locking device cooperating H with said head and-plungerand leaving the said head and plunger disconnected from each other except when the cutting-block has been moved tially as described. t y i i y 10. 4 The combination with the cutting-block 4 forward fullyintoworkingposition, substanand itscarrier, of a head, (as 59,on;which the .said carrier is.mounted, means to move the i saidcarrier'horizontally on the said head, a

plunger, means to reciprocate the same ,ver tically, and a'locking device which when the carrier and cuttingsblock are moved forward horizontally any into'l vvorking position is 5 caused to lock the head-andplunger together in unison,"

,softhat they'shall ,inove vertically substantially as described-w w Y 11. The combination with thecutting-block and its carrienof a head, as 59, on which the 5 5 said carrier is mounted, means to move" the said carrier horizontally ,onjthe said head, a plunger, means to reciprocate'the same vers tically, and the lockingslever mounted upon the said head and operated by the carrier whenv thelatter has been moved forward horizontally fully into working position, whereby the said lever is causedto become, engaged by the plunger, substantially as described.

"12.rThecombinationwith the cutting-block (2.5 and its carrier, of a head, as 59, on which" the said carrier is mounted, means to move the said means having capacity to yield in casean obstacle is encountered by the cutting-block in its forward movement, a plunger, means to reciprocate the same vertically, and a locking device cooperating with the saidjheiul and plunger and leaving the said head and plupger disconnected from each other exec pt when the carrier and on tting-bloclc have been moved forward fully into working position, substan tially as described.

ting-block, the head on which said cuttingblock is mounted, the rod which is connected with the said :head, and the spring applied to the said rod and serving to sustain the head and cutting-block vertically, of the plunger actuated, the'lock' to connect the plunger and head and stantially as described.

1.4; "The'combination with the die, the cutting-block, its carrier, the head on which said carrier is supported, means to move the said carrier horizontally on the said head, the rod which is connected with the said head, and the spring applied to the said .rod and serving to sustainthe head and cutting-block vertically, of the plunger, means to move the by the carrier when it and the cutting-block have been moved fully forward horizontally into working position, the said locking device being thereby caused to engage with the plunger, substantially described.

15, The-combination with the die, the follower and nail-holder within the same, and the nail-drivers, of the sleeve 108, the crosshead applied to the screw-tln'eaded exterior the spring-supported exterior sleeve 131 on i the upper end of which'the said cross-head bears, substantially as described.

, 16. The combination with the die, the follower and nail-holder within the same, and the nail-drivers, of thesleeve 108, the crosshead appliedto the screw-threaded exterior of the said sleeve and adjustable thereon, the exterior sleeve 131 onthe upper end of whichthe said cross-head bears. the adjustable collar 132 on the upper portion of sleeve-131 and the spring on which the said collar rests, substantially as described.

17. The combination with the nail-drivers, and the driver-support, of the cross-head 13:3 opcrativel'y applied to the said driver-support, the toggles operatively connected with fthe opposite ends of the said cross-head, and devices to operate the said toggles to thereby actuatethe driver-support and nail-drivers toefiect the clenching, substantially as described. V I

18. The combination with the nail-drivers,

13. The combination with the die, the cutthe driver-support l0'8, thc sleevc*l31, sur- I said carrier horizontally on the said head, the

by which the said head and cutting-block are means to move the said plunger, subsaid plunger, and the locking device moved of the said sleeve and adjustable thereon, and

rounding the 'saiddriver-support, the collar ion the upper portionof said sleeve, the spring on which said collar rests, thecross-head applied to the upper portion of saiddriver-suw the driver-shpport 105. the sleeve 131 surrounding the said driver-support, the collar tion of the said sleeve, the spring oniwhich thetsaid collar. rests, the cross-.hcml adjustalileon tlie cre\\-'-threaled upper portion of 1 the drirer-su iport, the-cross-head supported by the said sleeve. 131, thetoggles interposed 2O betwtwn' th'elsaid cross-heads, and means to I operate the said toggles to actuate the driverthe-driver-Supplvrt,and theto substantially as described. i

2 The combination with the nail-drivers, 'li'isoperativcly connected withthe said driver-support, of a' support and drii'ers to"efl'ectthcclenching,

latchingdevicc, as 143, r) -iei'ati\-'ely connected with thesaid toggles, a movingpart of the machine, a cam as 150 to act on said latching device-and place it in engzigement with thesaid moving part. and a hand-lever as 146 op eratively eo-nnected' with the jsaid cam', substantially as described.

21. The combination:with the die, a fillingpiece or follower within the same, and amovable part, asll-i, operative]; connected with the said filling-piece.orfollovveiyof a moving part'ojf the machine. as 152, ii mot-able latch Citl'lltKlllAjOllB of the said parts and adapted 1 in a given position thereof to engage the other of saul parts and means to more said latch Pinto its engaging position in order to effect the eject merit of acompleted heel from the die,

substantially as described. i i i i 22. i The combination with the die, a lillingpier-cor follower within thesanie aml a movable part, as ll-1, operativcly connected with the said lillingqiiece orfollower,of a moving a part of the nmehine, as l52,l amo\-'able latch carried byone of the said parts and adaptedin a given position thereof to engage the other of said parts, a yielding finger loosely engaging with said latch to serve in movingthc same, and a hand-operated shifter, as 146, for

moving said finger, substantially as described.

23. The combination With the dime fillingpiece or vfollower within the same, a movable part, as 114, operativcly connected with thesaid filling-piece or follower, a -moving part of the machine, as 152, a movable latch car-- ried by one of said parts and adapted a given position thereof to engage the other of said parts, the nail-drivcr,s, the driver-support, devices to actuate said driver-support to clfect the clenching, a latch operatively conof tlie'machine, as 64-, with which the latter latch. may engage, and a shifter dcviceas 146,

operatively connected with said latches and}.

serving to actuate the same to occasion the clenching and the (BJGCLIOD, substantially. as described.

24. The combination with the die,aiilling- 1 piece or follower; within the same, a movable part, as 114, operatirely connected with the said filling-piece or follower, a moving part of thc'machinc, as 152, a movable latch carried by one of said parts and adapted in a given position thereof to engage the other-of said parts, the nail-drivers, the driver-support, the toggles operativelv connected with the said d rii'er-support, a latch connected with the said toggles, a moving part of the machine with which the latter latch may engage, and a shifter device as 146, operetirely connected with the said latches.andterving to actuate the same to occasion the clenching and the ejection, substantially as described.-

25. The combination with the carrier, of the anvil secured to the said carrier and having the threaded exterior and the cutting-block. screwing upon the said exterior of the anvil,

substantially as described. 1

In testimony whereof I athx my signature in 1 presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE H TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

Chas. F. RANDALL,

\Vuaynui A. Cornmxo.

5 nccted with the said devices, a moving part 

